Possibly to remind us that this is a thing that is indeed happening, the first trailer for The Emoji Movie is here.

Decide for yourself below if it's worth a happy face or a sad face.

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And our first thoughts? Well, we'll go for a quizzical face so far as it's certainly colourful and a bit involving a cute cat video made us chuckle, but we're just not yet convinced it'll have enough to please both adults and children.

The Sony Pictures Animation centres around the friendly Gene, voiced by Deadpool's TJ Miller, who just can't stick to a single expression like his fellow emoji.

This leads to an awkward moment where a boy can't get the emoji he wants, so he threatens to get rid of his phone which will, somehow, destroy Emoji Valley for good.

So, with the help of best buddy Hi-5 (James Corden) and hacker Jailbreak (Anna Faris), Gene sets off on a journey to the Cloud to find his one expression and save Emoji Valley in the process before the phone gets thrown away.

The Emoji Movie is directed by Igor's Anthony Leondis, who has also worked on the likes of The Prince of Egypt, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and short animation Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters.